Did you know that by removing passwords you may just be able to improve your cloud security? This week, our managed IT services team delves into a commonly asked question ‘How to improve cloud security?’.
Mobile phone security threats are growing each year. The rise has been fastest this year, according to a survey conducted by Verizon Mobile Security. Leakage of data, phishing and malware attacks, network spoofs or hacking and spyware attacks are some of the cybersecurity threats that have been taking a toll on mobile devices lately.
The main concern of more than 60% of IT professionals is the security of these electronic devices and hence, developing cloud computing or cloud security as a strategy to deal with these threats is significant. It has been predicted that by 2023, enterprises will spend an average of $12.6 billion on cloud computing security tools.
Do you know how unsafe your mobile devices are? If the Twitter account of the CEO of the Twitter founder can get hacked by getting his number transferred to another account, then how secure is your data? Recently Jack Dorsey, the founder, and CEO of Twitter got his account hacked which showed the entire world how vulnerable all our data are that we put online through our mobile devices.
But What Made It Easy For Hackers?
Mobile passwords!
Yes, the very asset you think that keeps your data safe can make all your online data accessible to hackers. The transfer of the telephone number of Jack Dorsey as well as other similar incidents shows it is easy for hackers to get access to cloud computing security networks through your electronic devices.
With the increasing importance of mobile phones, it has become an ID for everyone. It contains all the necessary data about a person’s identity. This is the very reason why they are so prone to threats. More than 65% of enterprises believe that mobile phones are the least secured assets they possess. Verizon Mobile Security released an index in 2019 which confirms this fact.
That day isn’t far when in enterprises employees would use their mobile devices like the digital identity proofs to get access to data and services. But didn’t we say that mobile phones are not safe from threats? They are the primary sources from where security threats begin. Your passwords are a treat for the hackers who come looking for data from your enterprise and cloud. So, what do you need to do?
Get rid of your passwords!
Yes, that way, you’ll not only put a stop to their attempts to hack your cloud platforms but also keep your online data safe and secure.
How to Improve Cloud Security By Killing Passwords
Killing passwords can improve cloud security in many ways:
- It puts an end to the privileged password abuse.
On the Dark Web, privileged access passwords are easily sold to hackers. They bid on these credentials which can compromise cloud computing systems of financial management systems. According to a survey conducted by Forrester, around 80% of security breaches are because of privileged password abuse while another suggests 74% of a data breach is due to the privileged credential abuse. If you kill passwords, it will be one of the best ways to put an end to the hackers’ most preferred way of getting through your cloud platforms. - It keeps unauthorised mobile devices from accessing your cloud systems and stealing your enterprise’s data.
Privileged passwords are a common way through which hackers get access to cloud computing networks and your data. But when an enterprise kills its passwords and makes use of zero-trust strategy, no matter which privileged credential the hacker uses to breach into your cloud security framework, their attempt will be a failure. A leading example of an enterprise that has taken up the approach of zero-trust to secure our data is MobileIron. The framework is built on unified endpoint management which is the answer to all our password issues. - It gives organisations the freedom to not grant access to their cloud computing systems.
Since mobile threats are increasing with each day, you need to look for ways to validate identities before granting access to just anybody to your cloud computing networks. The traditional methods aren’t helpful in preventing breaches anymore and you need something like a zero-trust framework. It keeps a check on every mobile phone, verifies user identities, checks the networks, detects threats and removes them if found any before granting access to any user. This is called keeping your network, cloud platforms and data safe and secure.
If enterprises realise the importance of getting rid of passwords and develop frameworks like zero-trust to safeguard their cloud networks, mobile threats will reduce to a minimum and data of their organization will remain secure. After all, nobody wants security to be such a big deal, isn’t it?
Interested to Learn More?
If you would like to learn more about how to improve cloud security by killing passwords, talk to a tech expert from our managed IT team today on 1300 131 559 or get in touch with us online to get started.
Updated 17/01/2021
